Electronic Technical Writer
Summary
Balboa's electronics segment in San Diego is hiring a Technical Writer to create user manuals, integration guides, operation guides, wiring schematics, and product specs for the electronic controls and UI of its OEM Wellness Platform, collaborating with engineers and using AI tools for drafting, editing, and translation workflows.
Balboa is looking for a Technical Writer to join our team. This role creates technical documentation, including user manuals, how-to guides, integration guides, computer systems operation guides, and product specifications for the electronic controls and User Interface used for OEM in the Wellness Platform. This position works with engineers, sales, marketing, product management, and software developers to ensure that the information they provide is accurate and easy to understand.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Writes and edits technical documents, wiring schematics, and diagrams, including reference and product manuals.
- Writes and edits procedural documentation such as user guides and manuals.
- Determines the type of publication that will best serve the project requirements.
- Collaborate with engineers, programmers, and project managers to learn about new and existing products.
- Creates or works with graphic designers to create diagrams, charts, and other visual aids to assist readers in understanding a product or process.
- Gather customer, designer, and manufacturer feedback to improve technical documents.
- Use AI tools effectively to support document drafting, editing, and translation, validating outputs for technical accuracy, clarity, and consistent terminology.
- Establish and maintain a scalable documentation system with reusable templates, modular content, version control, and translation workflows to support future document creation and updates across languages.